Gluten-Free Cereals
I have several friends who have removed gluten from their diets. I cannot imagine how difficult it is to eat a variety of healthy grains, breads, and cereals when gluten is excluded. So, I was very excited when my friends at U.S. Mills Company sent me samples of their new Erewhon brand (prounounced Air-wahn) gluten-free cereals. I thought I’d pass along my thoughts.
The Cocoa Crispy Brown Rice was the first one opened at my house. If you have kids, you can relate. Even our child who would choose white puffy bread over whole wheat really enjoyed it. She said that it was not Cocoa Krispies, but it was still really good. She’s eaten it every morning since then - I guess that says it all. If you read the box, you’ll see that its made by toasting the actual grain of brown rice and uses all organic, natural ingredients. Tastes good and is good for you - my favorite combo.
The cereal I tried first was the Strawberry Crisp. It’s brown rice and corn flakes with bits of real strawberries. The flakes stayed crisp and the strawberries rehydrated in the the milk and actually tasted like fresh diced strawberries. The cereal is “lightly sweetened” and with a few slices of banana, it was just perfect for me without any added sweetener.
Finally, I tried the Corn Flakes. Now if you eat gluten-free, you may already eat pounds of corn flakes. I still think these are worth your time to try. First let me help you remember how simple an ingredient list on the side of a box can look - organic milled corn, and sea salt. Think of these corn flakes as a blank canvas that you get to complete each day to fit the mood you are in. I can easily envision a different fruit, nut, or sweetener for every day of the week. And I would most certainly make the recipe on the box for Crisp Macaroons and eat those for breakfast on the go! I think these flakes would make a fantastic topping for oven baked chicken or a Mexican casserole, crushed and lightly sprayed with butter flavored canola spray to make them brown and toasty.
And even if you don’t need gluten-free, they are delicious and so are the wide variety of whole grain, natural, and organic products from U.S. Mills.
